March Madness 2010 - Live Chat Thread

Nice. Any particular episodes?

Butler is just running away in this game.


Has anybody else tried the MMOD high quality settings? They're worse than regular settings on my monitor.

 

I don't think it was THAT big of a surprise, really. Though Syracuse did lose an exhibition game

And the next round of games has started now! UNLV and Northern Iowa (what I dubbed the "Coin Flip Game") are underway

Butler-UTEP isn't quite over yet... but with Butler up 16 and a minute to go, it might as well be

EDIT: and now Kentucky-East Tennessee State is underway. Go, East Tennessee State! I don't know what your mascot is, but I'm pulling for you!

 

Well, it looks like the Kentucky-E Tenn St game is just about over. That didn't take very long

 

Second wave of games underway, and I finally got the computer back from Mrs. Inty and a second wave of food started.

Current games:

Northern Iowa-UNLV

Pick: NIU
Cheering for: NIU

Best case scenario: entertainment is all I want here

ETSU-Kentucky

Pick: UK
Cheering for: ETSU

Best case scenario: Kentucky waits to celebrate until AFTER they win this time, not just upon tying it up

Ohio-Georgetown

Pick: Georgetown
Cheering for: Ohio

Best case scenario: Ohio, running a similar system to Ohio State, exposes holes that Matta can expose later in the tournament.

 

Ohio looking good in the early going.

 

Ohio looking very good early.

The seven-foot center for Northern Iowa is looking pretty good, too. Well, was, before he had to sit. He's a tall, lumbering, slow, seven-foot white guy who can do well against inferior competition. Somewhere, Isaiah Thomas wants a team to hire him, so he can draft him a build a team around him.

 

So basically Kenny George, except 7 inches shorter.

 

Ohio by 12 right now. Wow.

Could we see an green-clad double-digit team from Ohio pull an upset a in the first round again this year?

 

I don't know, but it would be the end of my bracket.

 

C'mon Bobcats! Up 12 at the half! Georgetown looks listless. No passion at all.

'Nova looked bad earlier, Notre Dame lost to ODU ... I thought the big east sucked at Football?

 

Best conference in America in basketball, or so they claim.

Of course, I can still talk - ACC hasn't played a game yet

 

Washington looking pretty good against Marquette, too. Makes me think I overvalued the Big East when I filled out my bracket.

Oh well. Hopefully Louisville represents and knocks off Duke (assuming Pine Bluff doesn't beat them to it)

 

Marquette and Washington are close early.

 

What's everyone doing for food/snacks during the games?

I made two pots of chili -- one traditional, one cincy style -- and have been having them a bunch of different ways. Up to four variations so far, with tonight and three full days to go.

 

You sir.................................are correct.

2008-2009 L.A. Lakers: World Champions!

 

Just normal meals and snacks for me.

The way the Big East is going, Cal might take care of Louisville for Duke

 

I wouldn't be shocked to see Louisville get knocked out first round, and i wouldn't be shocked to see them go to the Final Four. That's the kind of team they've been this year.


Two very good games right now. Ohio-G'Town for the upset potential, and UNI-UNLV for the back-and-forthness of it all.

 

Not liking how Georgetown is looking right now.

I'm hoping Washington can pick off Marquette, and that Northern Iowa can get this game under control.

 

I had Georgetown taking out Kansas. Boy, does that look like a dumb, dumb pick right now.

 

I only had Georgetown winning one more game, so I'm displeased, but not crippled by it.

 

Georgetown back in single digits!

 

I am shocked.

 

Ohio starting to fade a little bit. Lead down to seven, 4:20 to play .... defense getting suspect, shot selection more suspect.

 

back to 10 now, though.

 

This OU-GTown game is amazingly similar to CSU-Wake last year. Underdog, Ohio team, wearing green jumps to big lead, making a lot of threes, something they haven't done all year, and hold off late charge ... hopefully.